PhD Public Health at University of Connecticut

Programme overview

The Department of Public Health Sciences at UConn Health offers the Master of Public Health (M.P.H.) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degrees. The M.P.H. focuses on Interprofessional Public Health Practice for students anticipating careers working with local Governmental or non-Governmental agencies in delivering essential public health services. The M.P.H. degree integrates coursework on foundational topics in public health and experiential requirements that demonstrate competency as a public health practitioner with elective options on substantive areas of study (e.g., epidemiology, behavioral science, health systems administration, etc.). Campus: UConn Health Campus.

Department: Department of Public Health Sciences | Duration: 60 credits | Study mode: full-time | Location: Storrs, CT, United States

What you will study

The Ph.D. degree requires the completion of a total of 60 credits: 45 in coursework beyond the Master’s degree, and 15 credits of dissertation research. Successful completion of the General Examination and Dissertation Research Proposal in accordance with University stipulations. Listed courses include Law and Public Health; Topics in Intermediate Biostatistics (or advanced statistical elective); Intermediate Epidemiology (or advanced epidemiology elective); Chronic Disease Control (or equivalent courses approved by the student's advisory committee); Public Health Doctoral Seminar: Scholarship and Professional Development (suggested enrollment is near the conclusion of coursework as preparation for the General Examination and Dissertation Research Proposal).

Career pathways

The M.P.H. focuses on Interprofessional Public Health Practice for students anticipating careers working with local Governmental or non-Governmental agencies in delivering essential public health services. The Ph.D. degree focuses on the Social and Behavioral Determinants of Health and rigorously prepares individuals for careers in academic and research institutes, federal agencies and private sector business and industry.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Graduate School (university-wide): bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution (or equivalent); cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher for the degree, or equivalent GPA tests on recent coursework; international applicants meet equivalent standards with official transcripts; individual programmes set additional application requirements and a competitive record is needed. Programme text: Students must maintain a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 with no course receiving below a B- grade.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Graduate applications are submitted online to The Graduate School; the application fee is $75 (non-refundable, paid by credit card). Some programmes set earlier application deadlines.

Apply through the official page: https://gradcatalog.uconn.edu/graduate/admission/

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